There are several more installments to come in this series on Holiday’s improvisations. Believe it or not, out of the hundreds of articles and books written about her, I do not know of any other writings that use specific measures from specific recordings (as opposed to broad generalities) to analyze Billie Holiday’s musical genius —and she
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Improviser, Part 2: "Georgia"
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Improviser, Part 2…
BILLIE HOLIDAY The Improviser, Part 2: "Georgia"
There are several more installments to come in this series on Holiday’s improvisations. Believe it or not, out of the hundreds of articles and books written about her, I do not know of any other writings that use specific measures from specific recordings (as opposed to broad generalities) to analyze Billie Holiday’s musical genius —and she